Kaspa
Beyond the Block
Kaspa is the fastest, open-source, decentralized &
fully scalable Layer-1 in the world.
The world’s
first blockDAG – a digital ledger enabling parallel blocks and
instant transaction confirmation – built on a robust
proof-of-work engine with rapid
single-second block
intervals.
Built by industry pioneers, led by the
people.
Buy Kaspa quickly & easily
By integrating Topper, Uphold’s fiat-to-crypto onramp on the Kaspa.org site, the Kaspa community is now able to buy $KAS, the native currency of the network, on the site!
Want to explore a Web3 onramp solution?
Check out Topper
Kaspa at a glance
Kaspa is a community project – completely open source
with no central governance – following in the ethos of
coins like Bitcoin. The coin was fair-launched
without pre-mining or any other pre-allocation of
coins.
Read all the in-depth details on the Kaspa
Features page.
Fair Launch Date
November 7, 2021
(no premine, no allocated coins)
Hashing Algorithm
Consensus
Proof of Work, BlockDAG
Supported platforms
OS – Windows, OSX, Linux, Raspberry Pi
TICKER
KAS
Block time
1 second
Circulating Supply
24.92B KAS
MAX SUPPLY
~28.7B
Market Cap
$3.3B
TECHNICALLY SPEAKING
Kaspa is a proof-of-work cryptocurrency which implements the GHOSTDAG protocol. Unlike traditional blockchains, GHOSTDAG does not orphan blocks created in parallel, but rather allows them to coexist and orders them in consensus. Whereby Kaspa is actually a blockDAG; you can see GHOSTDAG in action in a real time blockDAG visualizer.
This generalization of Nakamoto consensus allows for secure operation while maintaining very high block rates (currently one block per second, aiming for 32/sec, with visions of 100/sec) and minuscule confirmation times dominated by internet latency (cf. chapter 6 of the research paper for some initial benchmarks).
Get the Latest WALLETS
Choose from these convenient wallet options to hold your KAS coins
Kaspa Web Wallet based on PWA technology is the most user-friendly and secure wallet available on the market today.
KDX process manager provides zero-effort installation and configuration of the Kaspa full-node software and the Kaspa Wallet when running in a desktop operating system environment.
The command line wallet is part of the core kaspa node software bundle and is maintained by the core team.
KasVault is a simple frontend interface for sending and receiving Kaspa with your hardware wallet. Currently only supports Ledger. Check out the usage guide here.
Kaspium mobile WALLETS
3RD PARTY WALLETS
The Kaspa Project does not maintain or offer any technical support for these apps. Please contact their support teams if you are experiencing any issues.
KASPA KEY Features
Fastest Transactions
Kaspa’s blockDAG network generates multiple blocks every second for posting transactions to the ledger. Combined with fully confirmed transactions in 10 seconds, this makes Kaspa ideal for everyday transactions.
Instant Confirmation
Kaspa was designed to be hundreds of times faster than Bitcoin, with each Kaspa transaction visible to the network in one second, and each transaction fully confirmed in 10 seconds on average.
Scalability
Kaspa solves the scalability problem with its ability to generate and confirm multiple blocks per second. This comes with no trade-off to security and decentralization as seen with Proof-of-Stake networks.
Efficient Proof-of-Work
Kaspa utilizes the optical-mining ready kHeavyHash algorithm for consensus and security of the network. This algorithm, combined with high-throughput DAG and no-wasted-blocks, makes it less energy intensive than other PoW networks.
Security
Kaspa harnesses an ultra secure block network with no compromise to decentralization. Achieved with pure, stake-less, proof-of-work combined with a revolutionary GhostDAG Consensus mechanism.
BlockDAG
Overcoming the problem of blockchains, Kaspa processes all blocks in parallel linking all side-chains. This leads to a DAG structure that increases the formation of blocks per second drastically, creating a blockDAG.
KASPA SWAPS
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KASPA NEWS
Kaspa Ambassador Program 2.0
Background In early 2022, when Kaspa was first branded and all public communications channels were established, Rhubarbarian and the team started to seed the idea of a Kaspa Ambassador Program (KAP.) Its main goal was to find passionate leaders from within the...
Kaspa + WebX in Tokyo
Written by Bitmo: Japan Ambassador WebX Side Event Report: Introduction of Japan’s First Kaspa Payment and the Establishment of KJEA On August 30, 2024, the Kaspa Japanese Ecosystem Association (KJEA) hosted a side event during WebX in Tokyo, fully supported by the...
Kaspa Industrial Initiative (KII) Launches to Revolutionize Industrial Sectors with Next-Generation BlockDAG Technology
18th July 2024The Kaspa Industrial Initiative (Kii) proudly announces its official launch, aimed at leveraging Kaspa's groundbreaking BlockDAG technology to drive innovation, efficiency, and security across key industrial and enterprise sectors. Kii is building a...
From Desert Energy Initiative to #Kaspa Industrial Initiative: A Story on How Rory O’Neal and His Team Discovered $KAS
By Crypto Proselyte (@Crypto Proselyte on X) Early Explorations in BlockchainRory O'Neal and his team have been involved in blockchain research since 2015-2016, initially focusing on how DLT could optimize energy transactions and facilitate cross-border...
KASPA at SHAKA Biarritz in France
Written by Julien - France Ambassador The SHAKA event is presented as one of the most exciting events in the field of Web3 and artificial intelligence in France. It takes place in Biarritz and offers a unique platform for entrepreneurs, cryptocurrency enthusiasts, and...
Unveiling the “Crescendo” Hard-Fork roadmap — 10BPS and more
Written by Michael Sutton With the help of coderofstuff, Shai Wyborski and others With the successful deployment of the Rusty Kaspa (RK) node software (stable release), and its broad adoption by Kaspa’s P2P network and mining community (~97% of Kaspa blocks are mined...
Join & Follow the COmmunity
We are a growing community and are always looking for enthusiastic people to join the project. If you are a coder, marketer, vlogger, community manager, enthusiast, or anything else join the Kaspa Discord and say, “hi!”
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PUBLIC DONATIONS ARE WELCOME!
Simple donation through Cryptocurrency Checkout
Manual donations dev-fund-address:
kaspa:precqv0krj3r6uyyfa36ga7s0u9jct0v4wg8ctsfde2gkrsgwgw8jgxfzfc98
Mining dev-fund-address: kaspa:pzhh76qc82wzduvsrd9xh4zde9qhp0xc8rl7qu2mvl2e42uvdqt75zrcgpm00
The wallet is managed by 4 members of the community (msutton, Tim, The SheepCat and demisrael) who were publicly voted in to become the Treasurers.
